[TheForge] thank you :)

[Jane Skretvedt]

You are all being very helpful, and I truly appreciate it!=20
Donn, the link you gave me to the History page on the Appalachian =
Blacksmithing is very useful, and is helping me to clarify my thinking =
even further. I've been able to narrow my time period to the 18th =
century, which I hope will make for a more interesting story and there =
will hopefully be more information for me to find.=20
I think my main confusion (and probably, what help to make my research =
more difficult) was because I'm bascially creating my own world. The =
topography and climate is similar to the Upper Midwest, but my main =
character spends a great deal of the story in seaside towns and =
villages. So, I don't know if that helps or not. I do know that I'm =
enjoying everything I've been reading (on and off-list).
Rick, you said that "He would also, thru this time, build his tools of =
the trade. (As he learned how and what he needed.)" when referring to =
the apprentice. I know this may sound totally ingnorant, but which tools =
would he be making? Do you know of a website or book that I could look =
at to learn which tools and how they would be made? I'm guessing that =
after apprenticeship, he would carry his tools along while working as =
journeyman.=20
From what I've been reading so far, I'm having a hard time envisioning =
how he would be able to carry a double-jack, tongs, fuller, chisels, =
hardies (which I still am unsure of their exact usage), or am I wrong in =
assuming that he would carry all of his tools with him?
Since my story isn't going to be be necessarily American in culture, I =
would love to read the stories you've uncovered, Dan. I've been checking =
our local library, but haven't come across anything just yet. But, I've =
still got the college library I can check into (need to get pay a user =
fee, and until now haven't felt the need to use their resources).
Thank you again, everyone. And please, let me know if I'm being a =
nuscience. :)
-Jane



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